The former England international, Frank Lampard’s Chelsea contract expired at the end of last season and the prolific midfielder wasn’t offered a new contract to extend his 13 year stay at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard also claimed that we would have stayed at the club if a deal would have been put on the table, according to Metro. The 36-year-old has joined Manchester City on loan until January after which he will link up with New York City to play in the MLS.

He said, “I would have obviously stayed if Chelsea had offered me another year. There was no reason for me to leave. Yes, I wanted to play a bit more regularly but I’m not stupid. If Chelsea had given me a new contract it would have been mad not to take it at the time.”

He added, “I had a chat with Jose Mourinho and both he and the club were always great with me. The decision was made and I don’t know who made it. I also felt like I didn’t want to be a player who faded away, with that being the last memory people had of me. So maybe it was the right time. Maybe it was right that the club took it out of my hands.”